Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-03-25
NUMBER 80

lard, accompanied by her cousin, Miss
Cora Green of St, Albans, visited in Cam
turned with her sister, Mrs Ballard to
Montpelier. .... Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bail
ey of Hyde Park have been the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Putnam recently.
...... The Percival family gave a concert
at Jacksonville last Tuesday evening".
Mr.. a. c. Griswold will occupy the depot
tenement in about II month. 900. George
Holmes is completing his dwelling house.
...... Joseph Nelendy is expected back
from Boston every day...... George Wa
visited his parents Thursday. 1000. The
Boro sociabe was held last Friday night
with Miss Lottie Bennett......M Mr.. r. NJ.
Whitcomb was in town last week 49,.
Charles Russin and wife will work for
Harlow Wires for year Miss Ellen
Page of Massachusetts has been visiting
here ....T The snow since the last fall lies
20 inches deep on level ....... Frank
Wesson and Charles Hobart have each
sugared off small patches of maple sugar.
Many farmers tapped last Monday ......
The next meeting of the Mite society will
be sugar party, after the close of Mr..
CornePs singing school Albert Bel
lows is going to Essex for awhile.
Lottie Carpenter Is attending Miss Car
rolls school at Jeffersonvlle. David
Patterson will rent his place in Jefferson
Vile and remove to St. Albans the 1st of
April. There was no preaching at
Jetfersonville last Sunday Miss Ma
rion Hubbard has gone to Fletcher
Rev. Edwin Wheelock attended the ma
sonic funeral of Col. Jewett in Swanton,
last week.
Fairfax.
Owing to the death of Rev. Mr.. Crock.
er's little son he did not ofliciate at the
Baptist house as was announced, but will
next Sunday, March 21.....H c. Perry
was brought before the proper authorities
for selling intoxicating liquors, found
guilty of two offences fined, 80 and
costs and 80 days imprisonment. He took
an appeal. Luther a. Hunt has sold
his interest in the meat business to Giles
Rugg. Mr.. Hunt intends going to Can
ton, Mass .. Miss Minnie Hawley has
returned from visit at Burlington. She
is looking better for her trip to the
Queen City &c. VI. Bell has moved in
is in feeble health, being over so years old;
......A A minister from Swanton will fill
the desk at the Methodist church
next Sunday. &C. Hettiin is run
ming the grist mill at the Falls......
Farmers are busy in their sugar orchards
...... Miss Bertha Shepardson has gone
to East Fairfield visiting friends. .....
| Dallas Howard invested one dollar in the
| Louisiana lottery and was lucky IN draw
ing $1,000. ....A. b. Beeman has recovered
| from his sickness so he Is able to attend to
| his business.
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Mrs. Jennie P Hoxse of Colchester
closed a term of l6 weeks school on Friday
/ in district No. 4. She has taught about 35
terms of school and her school just closed
has given entire satisfaction. The school
averaged a fraction over 20..... Rev. II.
| G. Robbins, with his family leave this
week for visit among relatives in Col
chester previous to locating elseWhere...-
Hiram Sprague was out with IL big
segh-load of children from district NO.
for sleigh ride on Monday night. Such
rides have been quite common in that
! district this winter. .... William Curler
( is to move into his residence repaired last
fall, April lst, and the deacon, his father,
about s. years old, is to live on his own
farm the coming year.
Isle La Motto.
Mr. j. A. Hall left for Boston Monday
.....About 81 was realized from the dime
sociable in the town hail "Wednesday even
ing. ..... Mrs H. c. Hill returned from
Buffalo Sunday ...... Mrs. Sybil Lyman of
Alburgh visited in town last week..
Mr.. and Mrs H. J. Hill of Mooers were
in town over Sunday ...... Mr. John Dodds
of North Hero was in town Monday.
West Randolph.
The hearing in the cases of Col. John
b. Mead as administrator and executor of
several estates against the estate of EX-
| Gov. Converse began at n l." Boyden's
office here Tuesday morning, nefOre Chief
Justice Royce as referee. These suits
We're carried up to the Chunty Court on an
appeal from the commissioners report,
the amount claimed being quite large
sum of money which EX-Goy Converse
held in tiduciary capacity .... The re-
mains of l. b. Atwood, the former pro-
prietor of the Corner Clothing Store
were brought here on the 3 p. m. express
Saturday, to be placed in the receiving
tomb. Mr.. Atwood was taken sick and
died in Chicago, where he had gone on
business trip his remains were first taken
to st. Johnsbury, at which place the fun
era was held on Friday y... Miss Flora
II. Averill will give dramatic and mis-
cellaneous reading at the Baptist church
Thursday evening, March "a. Music by
the Randolph CorLet band. The but
ter-tub and box fastener, upon which
/ patent has recently been granteu James
! II. Burt, seems TO be well thought of by
many parties. Mr., Burt has been in the
| clothing store of A q. X j. ID. Wheeler,
successor to George A. Laird, but has now
gone out of their employment, to engage
| in the manufacturing and introduction
/ of his patent.
North Ferrisburgh.
The grist mill owned by Allen X Perci-
| val, which has been idle for some days for
repairs is running again. ......Al are much
| pleased with the new water wheel called
The Hercules +" ...... Mr. Ezra Miller pre-
| sented his pastor with a fine spring turkey
weighing over 20 pounds. Mr.. North,
! en-, the temperance lecturer, was on hand
/ for his lecture on Tuesday evening IN the
Methodist church, but the storm prevent
ed the people from enjoying il. Mr..
Worthen does not stop for trltles ,...,.
Eggs brought l5 and butter % cents in our
market on Monday last.......A stranger
would be surprised to see what great
quantities of grass seed are brought here
and sod for use. The question is, why do
not farmers here grow and use grass seed
from their own fields without foul seed
from the West....... The snow storm here
on Tuesday was the severest of the sea
son. The roads were plowed out early
Wednesday morning.
From Other Parts of the state.
A petition has been circulated at North
field and signed by all the business Men
without exception, asking that the express